Bhatkal: The newly introduced Vande Bharat Express service between Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa received a welcome from BJP workers at Murdeshwar late Friday night, while MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and other BJP workers welcomed the train at Karwar railway station early Saturday.
The service officially commenced on Friday, with the train reaching Karwar at 2.30 am on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Kageri said the train would stop at Murdeshwar, Gokarna and Karwar in Uttara Kannada district, benefiting passengers in the region. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Railway Minister and the Minister of State for Railways on behalf of the district's residents for introducing the service.
Railway officials and others were present.